Federal & State Programs

Title I, Part A

This program provides supplemental resources to local educational agencies (LEAs) to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the state student performance standards. The intended program beneficiaries are students who experience difficulties mastering the state academic achievement standards. Title I, Part A funds are to be expended for programs, activities, and strategies that are scientifically based on research and meet needs (identified in the campus’ comprehensive needs assessment process) that are listed in the Campus Improvement Plan. On Title I Schoolwide campuses, Title I, Part A funds can be used for activities that are part of the Campus Improvement Plan to improve student performance and upgrade the entire educational program. In a schoolwide program (SWP), the amount of Title I, Part A funding on the campus must be supplemental. Because PfISD is a multiple-attendance district, the Title I Schoolwide campuses are served in rank order, with per pupil allocations tiered based on need of services, as indicated on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act’s Every Student Succeeds Act guidelines.

District reservation fiscal amounts to be used at Title I Schoolwide campuses include parent involvement activities to encourage academic achievement, Title I, Part A services to eligible private school students, district-wide professional development activities, and services to homeless students attending campuses not served by Title I, Part A.

The 10 components of a Title I Schoolwide Program include:

The campus will conduct a comprehensive needs assessment.

The campus will utilize scientifically research based schoolwide reform strategies.

The campus will provide instruction by highly qualified teachers and professional staff.

The campus will provide high quality and ongoing professional development for principals, teachers, and paraprofessionals.

The campus will utilize strategies to attract and retain highly effective teachers.

The campus will plan activities to increase parental involvement.

Elementary campuses will provide transition from early childhood programs such as Head Start, Even Start, Pre-Kindergarten, etc. to local elementary schools.

The campus provides measures to include teachers in the decision regarding use, selection, and development of assessments.

The campus will provide effective strategies that support students who experience difficulty mastering standards set by the state.

The campus will coordinate and integrate federal, state, and local services and programs.

Title II, Part A

PfISD utilizes Title II, Part A funds to increase student academic achievement through improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in classrooms and qualified principals and assistant principals in the district. The intended beneficiaries of Title II funds are teachers and principals, including assistant principals, and as appropriate, administrators, pupil services personnel, and paraprofessionals.

Title III, Part A

PfISD utilizes Title III, Part A funds to provide supplemental resources to campuses to help ensure that children who are limited English proficient (LEP) attain English proficiency at high levels in core academic subjects and can meet state mandated achievement performance standards. Intended beneficiaries of Title III funds are LEP students, including immigrant children and youth.

Title IV, Part A

The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant provides access to, and opportunities for, a well-rounded education for all students; school conditions for student learning to create a health and safe school environment; and access to personalized learning experiences supported by technology and professional development for the effective use of data and technology.

Private Schools

Private schools located within Pflugerville ISD and private schools whose students are Pflugerville ISD residents may be eligible for participation in federal programs for Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV. Annual consultations occur each May. Please contact the Director of Federal & State Programs for more information.

State Compensatory Education (SCE)

The purpose of the State Compensatory Education (SCE) program is to supplement the regular – or basic – education program with compensatory, intensive, and/or accelerated instruction. The program requires Texas public school districts and charter schools to offer additional accelerated instruction to each student who meets one or more statutory or locally-defined eligibility criteria in order to reduce any disparity in performance on assessment instruments administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39 TEC, or disparity in the rates of high school completion between students at risk of dropping out of school and all other LEA students.